New World History & Geography Review

Flashcards covering key figures and concepts from New World History & Geography.

John Cabot

First modern explorer to reach the North American mainland.

Jacques Cartier

Explorer who opened the way for trade between the French and the Indians.

Samuel de Champlain

Explorer who helped establish the first important French settlement, Quebec.

Henry Hudson

Explorer who discovered the world's largest bay.

Isobel Kuhn

Canadian missionary to China who later wrote books about missionary work.

Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver

British explorers who mapped Canada's Pacific coast.

Henry Alline

Known as the 'Apostle of Nova Scotia'.

Frederick Banning and Charles Best

The two Canadian researchers who discovered a treatment for diabetes.

Acadians

French settlers who refused to pledge loyalty to the British crown.

Constitutional Monarchy

Type of government Canada has, where a monarch is the head of state within the parameters of a constitution.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Canada's world-famous police force, commonly referred to as the Mounties.

English and French

Canada's two official languages.